The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-14
ASLEEP IN GREENWOOD.
Mr.. Reecher's Remains Placed In a
CaiIerIed Vault.
Only Brief Prayer Offered at the
Grave.
A Great Crowd of Mourners Attend
the Ceremonies.
The Services Sunday Attended b,
Large Congregations.
Eulogistic Addresses by cIergym an
Of other Denominations.

New YORK. March 12.-The remains Of
the late Henry Ward Beecher were taken
from Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, at $50
O'Clock this morning, and conveyed to
Greenwood Cemetery, where they were de-
posted in the large receiving vault, where
they will remain until the family select lot
for final interment. All night the church
was guarded by Plymouth Company G, and
at o'clock this morning Col. Fackner Of the
18th Regiment, turned the remains over to
the Plymouth Church committee, who had
charge of the burial A Gordon of 100 police
in charge of captain and three sergeants,
were drawn mp in front Of the main entrance
OF the church on Orange street. There were
very few people on the street at the time, and
everything passed off quietly. None Of the
family went to the church. AT o'clock the
members of the committee and the other
gentlemen present took last look at the
face OF the dead divine, and the lid Of the
caSket was screwed down by Undertaken
Hopper. The casket was lifted on the
shoulders of six of the undertaker's assist
ants, carried out of the church and placed In
the hearse. Rev. S. b. Halliday walked in
front Of the easket with uncovered head.
The flowers. which were placed on top of the
casket, were allowed to remain. The first
carriage which preceded the hearse was oc-
enpied by Rev. s. B. Halliday, Undertaken
Hopper and Mrs. S. V. White. The second
had Mr.. Beecher's two brothers, Edward and
Thomas. There were eleven other carriages
and these were occupied by the friends of
the deceased. The funeral cortege proceeded
from the church to Henry street, to Monta-
que street, to Clinton street, to Third street.
to Fourth avenue. to Twenty-third street, to
Greenwood Cemetery.
Along the whole route to the cemetery, the
streets were lined with people, and many
followed the cortege to the cemetery. 1t was
shortly after 10 o'clock when the hearse was
seen coming on the main road to the recsiv-
ing vault, and when the first carriage drew
up in front Of the vault gates the crowd was
SO great that the police had to force the peo-
pie back to make room for the mourners to
alight. Pastor Halliday got out of the car
riage and received the casket, which the at
tendants bore to the big box that was stand
ing in the porch The casket was screwed
up in the box, and the pail of flowers was
placed on the top. Then hundreds of barred
heads withstood the biting blasts while Pas
the large iron gates of the vault were opened
and the attendants, led by Pastor Halliday,
carried the body into the west gallery of the
vault The flowers were then removed, and
the casket placed in vault and Of section
2, the friends of the deceased took a farewell
NEW YORK, March 13.-The late Henry
Ward Beecher's church on Cranberry street,
Brooklyn, never presented more gorgeous
and gay appearance than it did today, when
the late pastors funeral eulogy was deliver
ed. The recent decorations when the body
lay LAY. In state, had been frightened by the ad.
dltlon OF freshly cut roses, and the front of
the platform and the small desk which sery-
ed as pulpit was also one mass of beauti-
ful roses, lilies, smilax and ferns. Not
sign of Grape could be seen anywhere, and
even the ladies seemed to have conformed to
their departed pastors love of cheerfulness
by appearing in their brightest costumes.
The edifce was filed to its fullest capacity,
and when all the aisles were choked up the
people even crowded the platform steps al
Rev. 5. b. Halliday, Mr.. Beecher's assistant,
who is at present in charge of the church,
assisted Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott In conduct
ing the services. DR.. Abbott spoke for over
an hour, and the. attention of the audience
was only broken by the occasional sobbing
of some of TIN church members. DR.. Abbott
began by sketching the life and character of
st. Paul as religious leader of the first GEN.
tury. Speaking of the many points of re-
semblance between his life and character.
of Mr. Bescher's relation to the religious
thought and life of the 18th century, and
said: GOD gives great leaders to cpochs Of
transition. The 10th century has been a
epoch, and the church has made
q wide progression from the Puritanism of
the 18th century. Mr.. Beecher will be judg-
ed by posterity great leader If this transi-
tion has been in the direction of truer and
purer gospel, and false leader If the ten
dency. of this transition has been in favor of
unbelief." Sketching the movement of
century and Mr.. Beecher's relation
to it he said that slavery and in
temperance were dominating this country.
The church was almost prone in their pres
ence, with little or no attempt at revival.
There was a missionary organization in
America, but it had only been in existence
three years at the lime Mr.. Beecher was born.
There was great tendency towards ration
alism, free thought and infdelity, as repre-
sented by Thomas Paine. This was legacy
which the much vaunted theology of the 18th
century had left to the 18th century. The
movement of the age has been toward a more
practical religion of conscience reused by the
church against slavery and the workings of
political machine methods and corruption.
In this movement the late Henry Ward
Of Navarro whose white robe hasibeen seen
in all parts of the battle against
political and other wrong doing.
This progress toward more theoretical re-
ligion in its more spiritual aspect was largely
movement of theology in the pulpit was in
favor of less doctrinal and more emo
tional religion. There was more preaching
to the heart than TO doctrine, and if the rem
edy for evil lies in love for fellow men inn
planted in the soul then Beecher is to be
accredited with having done more than any
other man in the century to produce this
effect and bring about this reformation.
With The Puritans of the 18th century the
Bible was final authority. 1t was infallible,
but the. tendency was against this divine
conception. We came to recognize that
there were imperfections in the Bible as it
was written by man. Paul recognized that
But the Bible was not Gods only word. He
was always manifesting himself to man
through some phenomenon of na-
tqre or through inspiration OF the soul;
He was as true God Of America in the civil
war as he was to the Israelites in the time of
Moses. and was just as ready to guide Abra-
ham Lincoln as as he was the great Hebrew
leader. This was growing more and more to
be the faith of the Christian church. That
was Mr.. Beecher's faith to look within ones
self and for evidence that God had given his
redeeming love. Bis whole ministratiou
centred around the presence of God and that
God of love. Mr.. Beecher preached from
Of the olden time. He was witness of the
things he preached, and revealed the truth
as manifested to him as Paul did the reve-
lations of Christ after the vision on the road
to Damascus.
The evening services in Plymouth Church
were attended by clergymen of almost every
denomination who spoke in eulogy of the
late Henry Ward Beecher. The building
was crowded again, and during the service
many people tainted. Rev. ii. 5. Halliday
conducted the services and read letter from
Rev. DR.. McGlynn, the deposed priest of st.
Stephens church of New York, in which he
spoka feelingly of Beecher and his work.
The musical portion of the services was
very elaborate. The speakers were DR.. Gum
nison, Universalist; Robbi Wintner, Rev. B.
Hamston, Baptist; DR.. Aver, Methodist; /;
Rev. j. r. Funk, Lutheran; DR.. Lindsey
Park of Boston, DR.. Reed, Unitarian; Rev.
c. G. Hall. Reformed Dutch.
The evening service in Plymouth Church
were attended by cleagymen of almost every
denomination who spoke in eulogy of the
late Henry Ward Beecher
Suicide ON Account of M Health.